From such unpromising beginnings, a decades-long friendship flourishes. Alfred Uhry’s powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 play was a huge hit with audiences and subsequently adapted to become an Oscar-winning movie.

David Esbjornson’s acclaimed production stars two of the world’s most lauded living actors: Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones.

It was recorded at The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 2013.

Broadcast from London’s BFI Southbank, this special event includes a 45-minute live Q&A with Angela Lansbury about her distinguished stage and screen career.